The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-02-10
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annually.
By Mr.. Plumly, by request-House bill
1868, validating the titles to lands reserved
from location at the time the same were
filed on or patents issued thereto. It
provides for filing nunc pro
tune all valid genuine land GER
tifcates. The act does not apply to
reservations reverted to the state for pub
lie free schools by reason of forfeiture of
grants or failure of the reservation, nor
| to locations or patents to alternate sec
tions surveyed for the state within such
reser> alton. The emergency clause is
added.
By Mr.. Davis, of Shelby, by request
| Allowing state and defendants each fifteen
| peremptory challenges in capital cases,
| and when there are two or more defend
ants the state shall have ten and each de-
PENDANT ten peremptory challenges.
Also, bill to give greater Validity to bail
bonds.
By Mr.. Payne-Making an appropria-
tisn for repairing and enclosing the
monument erected at Goliad to the
memory of the veterans who fell in the
Fannin massacre.
Also, bill requiring counties to furnish
county or district surveyors with Office
furniture and stationery and necessary
surveying and drafting instruments at
cost of not over 500.
= By Mr.. Smith, of Travis-Granting an
nual pensions to INDECENT soldiers of 1886
and the INDECENT widows of such soldiers.
By Mr.. Davis, of Shelby-Conferrin
upon district courts concurrent iurisdic-
ton with Justices of the peace in INSIDE
meanors where the county courts have no
criminal jurisdiction.
By Mr.. Camp-Regulating real estate
and loan companies.
By Mr.. Gresham--GiVing the regents of
the University of Texas control of the
university lands, with lower, to lease OF.
sell subject to the governors approval,
and to institute necessary suits in the in
terest of the university.
By Mr.. Gresham-House bill 343, regu-
lating freight charges, etc. by railroads
operating in the state of Texas.
Senate bill No. p, amending the law
relative to the administration of oaths,
passed to third reading.
House bill, repeating articles 1886 and
1857 of the revised statutes, was defeated.
1t relates to stay of executions.
Senate bill No. 55, amending the law
relative to the descent of community pro-
perty, passed.
House bill No. is, amending the cleo
5ion law/was engrossed.
House bill No. "a amending the act
the time for the redemption of
ands sold for taxes, SO as to allow twelve
months time for redemption, passed
with slight amendments.
House bill No. 80, amending, by adding
article 366Sa to the statutes relative to
and sureties, was engrossed.
House bill No. 81, providing for a dis
trlct attorney in the eighteenth district,
was engrOssed.
house JOINT resolution, amending the
constitution so as to allow members of
the Legislature 50 per day for ninety DAYS
session, and after time not over So per
day and mileage, not to succeed over SIS
for every twenty-five miles, came I'D for
hnal passage and was under consideration
when the house adjourned till $3.50 Thurs
day morning.
THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Inc house was called TO order nv the
speaker. Prayer by the chaplain.
House JOINT resolution No. 1, fixing per
uiem OF members by proposed amend
menu TO the constitution at SIS per day
ana mileage at So for every twenty-five
mIieS gong and coming, was taken up.
ME- Gresham offered amendment ex-
'endlng sessions from 80 to 115 DAYS. !
MI Robinson spoke ir favor of the
especially as the legislature
would not be compelled to sit LONGER than
necessary, and should be allowed annie
time for the important work of lepisIa.
ton. WIN VI ieslsia
IN MT, browning argued that the legisla-
sule should nave the longer time, but he
ePPrenended the amendment would de-
Iea1 the whole proposition before the
people, as they had defeated such pro. \
positions before. p-O
MT hlriicks favored the amendment
'n M ciVed the TACT that there were over $50
'iiis oeIore the house. Many of them on
10y Important subjects requiring careful
We are liable To have TO
idered oeing Jul
MI zones, of Pamela, was onnosed TO
ne amendment, and imagined that it y
,ouiu % well, perhaps, if at the close of
ne session several hundred of the hills
had not been considered,
. Mr. Bell, of Denton, argued that ses.
ions I should not be limited but if limited
10 Gays was reasonable.
/ MI. camp thought it. was the duty of
ne governor to prolong sessions if nee
ssary' and contended that the amendment
'Ould defeat the measure.
Mf; shields was in favor of the resolu-
'Un, put approved the amendment
h. MI. McGaughey was opposed to both
le resolution and the amendment. He
aVner Favored measure that would give
representatives salary. The present